How to Use harvest moon in a Sentence
harvest moon
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September's full moon is also a harvest moon and the second of four back-to-back supermoons.
— John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024 -
The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs near the fall equinox (which is on September 22) and so this eclipse will be known as a time of cultivating, growing and releasing.
— Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024 -
The next full moon will occur on Sept. 10, and is known as the harvest moon.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2022 -
Chuseok falls on the nearest full moon to the fall equinox, known as a harvest moon.
— Jun Michael Park, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020 -
The harvest moon — the closest to the fall equinox — gets its name based on the gathering of the crops.
— BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019 -
Simply look to the horizon to see the harvest moon rise.
— The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2023 -
The full moon closest to the first day of autumn, Sept. 23 this year, is called the harvest moon.
— Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2019 -
The hunter’s moon is the first full moon following the harvest moon.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022 -
Stargazers are in for a treat on Thursday when the harvest moon lights up the sky.
— James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020 -
The harvest moon is the full moon that's closest to the autumnal equinox.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022 -
Because of the time of year, the full or near-full harvest Moon is rising at about the same time each night.
— BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which this year was Sept. 22.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2017 -
And don't forget to keep an eye out for the full harvest moon on Monday evening.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Sep. 2021 -
The full moon after the harvest moon becomes the hunter’s moon by default.
— Danya Gainor, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022 -
This moon is also known as the Hunter's moon, which is the first moon following the harvest moon.
— Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2020 -
In some circles, the full moon in September is called the harvest moon.
— Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 -
As the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (the end of summer and start of fall), the harvest moon appeared on Oct. 1 over the city.
— NOLA.com, 7 Oct. 2020 -
Last year, the harvest moon fell on Friday the 13th of September.
— James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which this year was Tuesday Sept. 22.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 May 2020 -
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, the beginning of fall, which this year is Sept. 23.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2019 -
This year’s September moon is known as the harvest moon.
— Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2019 -
Find out how to see the first October harvest moon in almost a decade.
— Melissa Minton, CNT, 5 Oct. 2017 -
The full harvest moon will rise at 5:05 pm ET on October 1.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020 -
October's first full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will appear on the first day of the month.
— Alaa Elassar, CNN, 20 Sep. 2020 -
Hopefully there will be a few breaks to see the super harvest moon the next couple of nights.
— David Streit, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023 -
The full harvest moon will rise just after sunset, though.
— Scottie Andrew, CNN, 10 Sep. 2019 -
The harvest moon rises in the southeast during the evening and will have Jupiter and Saturn on either side.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 -
And it was widely noted that a full harvest moon might not recur on a Friday the 13th for a long time.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
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